CH 92

Duke, Please Repent! chapter 92

22. The Duke and the Day of Choice (1)

After lunch, I went to my office.

Ugh, I thought you'd be here again.

I don't have work this afternoon, so I should have said I could take a break.

"Aren't you here to work?"

Serpens looked at me with an expression of what the hell was he doing?

In the subject that I was told to rest, the person who had to participate in the 'conscious word of choice'

was working

'Didn't you finish all the things you pushed back anyway?'

Except for those that must be approved by the duke, there were fewer delays than expected because the administrators handled their work as much as possible.

Thanks to you, after recovering a spacious schedule from the day before yesterday.

"Are you nervous?"

Isn't it strange to do something I have to do anyway, when I have free time?

"I have to leave soon, but I have to do it how much. Don't make excuses.

all.

I wasn't nervous...la...

Blurring the tip of his words, he quietly put down the pen Serpens was holding.

"Isn't that the same for you?"

As he said, I was also nervous.

Wasn't it a Serpence who lived her whole life looking at only one holy sword?

The disappointment he felt when he didn't receive it. The eyes of criticism towards him like that.

'Are you okay?'

Now, little by little, my feelings

just started to face each other. That's not to say that I can stand the negative gaze of others.

I can't be a guy who can casually ignore what other people think and move on.

" Shall we go together?"

The number of people who can attend the ceremony of selection are those who have the qualifications to be candidates for the master of the holy sword. And there are only a few priests in charge of the ceremony, including the pope.

This means that entry is prohibited except for the so-called official.

The place where the selection ceremony takes place is the main hall of the great shrine. Noble and holy.

It is a sacred ceremony.

No spectators were allowed.

There was not a single exception, even the emperor of the empire did not dare to participate.

It's like dirty discrimination...

what?

"No. Still, can we go to the temple together?

You don't have to do that right away.

I do it because I'm anxious

You don't know my speed like this

see.

'How am I supposed to express this?'

On a fictional day, I feel like I am seeing off my child who is always taking exams to go to the SAT, even though he is pouring out his nosebleeds and working hard on his studies.

I can see clearly in my eyes that I will come back crying after taking the exam.

'It would be nice if you came back right away, didn't you come back from wandering the streets crying alone?'

But that doesn't mean I can't hold you back. It was such a feeling.

"Are you here to talk about that?"

" promise. Remember?"

On the day of our choice, there was only one thing we could call a promise.

In a positive sense, he slowly closed and opened his eyes.

I'll tell you when you go.

...Oh.

I just didn't give it a tee, and I must have been paying attention to it in my heart.

Today is a day of choice, but at the same time. It will be a day of answers that can answer questions about me.

One side of the head, the other side of the heart.

I kept it all the time, but after receiving the confirmation from my mouth again, it seems to have touched me more clearly.

Anticipation and anxiety were clearly set in his eyes.

"So, you have to come back right away without leaking?"

Yes.

I'm not going anywhere either, so I'll be stuck here waiting for you. Really?

Yes.

I promised him over and over again

has received

Then I'll just leave.

Serpens ran out of the office. I stayed in it.

If only Shion was one year younger and possessed divine power. I couldn't help thinking like that.

There is no such thing as a suitable condition.

'The day of choice... . What happened?'

Humanus, who was chosen by the Holy Sword, was perplexed. I can't believe the results

denied it

Regardless of his will, he looked down at the holy sword in his hand.

The eyes of other people gathered in the hall also turned to it.

It was a moment when the gaze towards the holy sword shifted to the humanus holding it.

A stinging gaze fell on you as if you were receiving it.

It wasn't the warm gaze he had always received.

The cold eyes that seemed to blame him made him terrified.

Hey, this is... force majeure!

I couldn't resist.

He was chosen, but he was not able to choose.

Suddenly, a heavy responsibility was placed on my shoulders, and I didn't know what to do.

And before he left the empire as the master of the holy sword.

His fiancee, Rainier, embraced him, who was confused, and whispered in his ear in a soft voice.

r It is his will, and there must be a reason. Others were just as puzzled as you were. I trust you, Humanus. Humanus can prove himself. J

As she said.

There were still people who were arguing about him, but only to a certain extent. Not everyone was like that.

There were far more people who loved and supported him.

So Humanus is moving forward

could go

Believe in yourself and protect those you love].

choice day.

It corresponds to the prologue of [Master of the Holy Sword].

'For that reason, the description was thoroughly centered on Humanus only for that day.

The focus is only on the confusion of Humanus at the time and the adversity he will overcome in the future.

'In the meantime, what about Serpens?'

When he received the Holy Sword, Serpens

what expression he was making

The ceremony is over]. What thoughts came to mind as you left the temple, where and what you did.

No such thing came out.

. It's really too much.

Behind the seat where Serpens was always sitting. I went to the window and looked out.

The snow that started to fall early in the morning covered the three statues in white.

It is a noble color suitable for a holy day with the choice of the holy sword.

'In [Master of the Holy Sword], it eventually turns gray.

It was dirty with... .'

This time, I followed the carriage leaving the duke's house with my eyes, hoping that it would be able to maintain its pure brilliance until the end.

Even after it was completely out of sight, it wasn't until a long time later that I turned around and looked back into the office.

No sound was heard.

The sound of the pen scraping the paper and the sound of the paper rattling over.

Come to think of it, I'm alone in this office

Is this your first time there?"

Serpens always arrived first.

Whether you go to work in the morning or when you come home after lunch.

It was really the first time he went to work in the magistrate's office when he was away from the Duke for the Volta Mountains subjugation.

[Master of the Holy Sword]...

In the flow of the original story, he killed both of his aides with his own hands.

Until that day, about a year after the demon appears in the dark.

Have you endured this silence alone?

serene and lonely. helpless loneliness.

Feeling those feelings without realizing them.

You fell down like that...

I don't know how many times I opened and closed the lid of the pocket watch in an anxious mind.

Time went by so slowly that Holler voluntarily went through the documents. It's a natural thing to say, but things can't be done

It wasn't, I was just rummaging around.

Still, whether it is worth it, the time has come for Serpence to return soon.

- Click.

I jumped up from my seat at the sound of the doorknob turning.

The sound was not from the hallway, but from the door leading to the drawing room.

Uh, how have you been ?

Through the half-open door, his expression looked very complicated.

Face the unknown

smashed face.

Let's talk from this side.

He looked and drank, covered the documents he had been rummaging through, and headed to the drawing room.

Serpense's hands and waist dancing as usual, sitting on the sofa in an upright posture. I didn't see anything resembling a holy sword anywhere.

'Yes! I've lived under such a burden of responsibility until now, but I can't give the Holy Sword away just because it's worth taking a little breather.'

If you really did that, use Nox for darkness instead of Lux for light, noxmeara

It wouldn't hurt to call.

'That's what I did... .'

Humanus was scarce, so it became an advantage and he was able to get help from others.

Although he possessed divine power, he was very immature in his control.

He must have been using it as a substitute for an aura for self-defense as a prince

Delicate tasks such as healing were only at the level of first aid.

Also, the majority of demon worshipers were warlocks.

In order to get a clue to pursue them, they had to have some level of magical knowledge.

Therefore, with the skills and potential to assist the master of the holy sword. At the same time, the stamina is supported enough to withstand the arduous journey.

Two young talents were rushed out and assigned as his colleagues.

'On the other hand, Serpens... .'

Having met those conditions by himself, he would have left him alone to endure all adversity if he had been chosen.

I sat down on the sofa, feeling relieved that such a situation had not come.

"Did you know?"

As soon as I sat down, Serpens opened his mouth.

I have imagined this situation several times.

In my head, he cried, got angry, and stretched helplessly in vain.

But in reality, he asked the question in a calm, calm voice.

The one whom the Holy Sword chooses is not me.

Yes.

"Who will be chosen. Did you know that too?"

His Majesty the Crown Prince... right?

Hearing my answer, he quietly nodded his head.

too calm

I didn't see any emotional fluctuations, but rather, I became anxious.

I... are you okay? Even if you hear harsh words, don't take them too seriously. It's just that they don't know Serpens well. You can just ignore the other comments.

all!

"And that, Shi , Holy Sword! Even without that, Serpence is strong enough? Even if you are not the master of the Holy Sword, Serpence, you are a worthy person!"

Hmm... .

How is the reaction weird?

A reaction like saying, 'Let's keep talking about it, let's hear what you're talking about.'

" what happened?"

Rather than that, as promised, now

please do about you.

Looking straight into my eyes and speaking is an attitude that I don't really care about holy swords.

My story is a bit long, but Serpence came first...

Didn't you tell me when you go? How much longer do I have to wait?

He furrowed his brow furrowed.

As he spoke impatiently, he swallowed the back words he was about to say.

I'll tell you right away, so calm down. So...

I tried to organize it over and over in my head and run the simulation, but when I tried to get it out of my mouth, the words didn't come out well.

My hands were sweaty for nothing, so I rubbed them on my thighs, cleared my breath, and opened my mouth again.

"I read the book."

Books? Is it like a prophetic book?

"Rather than a prophetic book No, I think we can see it that way. A prophetic book that borrows the form of a novel .

One word from him, suddenly his mind was twisted.

'A prophecy is foreseeing things that haven't happened yet, isn't it?'

Were the things that happened in [Master of the Holy Sword] truly unprecedented?

Did it happen at all, or did I go back in time and come back to the past after everything was over?

In the former case, it does not matter, but in the latter case, it was ambiguous to call what I read a prophecy.

"I read it as if it were a novel, but now that I have come to realize that it is a real world like this, I no longer see it as a novel.

Also... .

" it has become a genre of books. Rather, 'what does the real world mean?"

As my words started to get complicated, Serpens cut it off and pinpointed the exact key sentence.

"I am from another world, but I entered the world of the book I read as a novel."